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Ref lack of Voyager crews. Bloke I met recently said AirTanker ground school and sim conversion very quick and efficient, no wasted time. The delays occurred when route training. Not enough Training Capts. or perhaps senior people who are trainers but not available. So required training sectors take months. Lack of sectors available often meant flying empty Voyagers around Europe on multi sector route training.
When checked out, very little flying available, and multiple late roster changes. Some recency still done with empty aircraft around Europe. It doesn't appear to be lack of crews but lack of tasked work for them to do?
Doesn't sound the most efficient way to run what is after all a military airline operation.
Last edited by cessnapete; 2nd Sep 2014 at 07:33.